‘Qarar’ is very unlike other plots: Muneeb Butt on his upcoming project
Muneeb Butt is all bullish returning to Hum TV after the award-winning Baandi and has already signed a promising project he is extremely excited for.
Title ‘Qarar’, the hero is returning to our screen after a mini-hiatus. Earlier we saw him romancing his dear wife Aiman in the hit drama and it seems like ages ago we saw Butt in a challenging avatar. But he is all geared up his upcoming project and could not stop raving about the director, Barkat Siddiki.
In less than a decade, Muneeb has proved himself as amongst the most compelling performers in the television industry. After all, he is not just a fair-skinned heartthrob. His acting chops command attention and have made him amongst the most dependable actors to be made part of any project.
All in all, he is a consummate artist. In his upcoming project, he will be seen across Mikal Zulfiqar, Sanam Jung, Rabab Hashim. And according to him, the audience is going to love this one.
We sat down with Muneeb Butt to enjoy an in-depth, candid chat about his upcoming role, working with his wife and fatherhood.
Extracts from the heart-to-heart are as follows.
Baandi was your last massive project on Hum TV. What is Muneeb offering to his fans this time around?
After Baandi, I was offered a lot of projects of Hum TV including Mushk, Kashf, and a project directed by Ahmed Kamran. But I refused to sign them as I was looking for something different, interesting, worthy, and satisfactory to watch.
Because once you have played a role, it becomes a responsibility of a performer to bring something innovative to the table next time and please the audience to the best of his or her ability.
Qarar has two men, you and Mikaal and two women, Sanam Jung and Rabab Hashim in the story. Who is romancing who and how it will be different from the clichéd plots we see on television.
Qarar is very unlike other plots and the story revolves around my avatar. I will be romancing Sanam Jung in the drama and later get involved with her younger sister, Rabab. His first love is Sanam only, and he gets married to her. But due to certain issues, Sanam runs away.
It’s a complicated saga but a fascinating one and I bet the audience is bound to like it. Mikal is my elder brother and he makes an entry in the drama after the fifteenth episode. He has an amazing character and then there will be a woman who will create rifts and misunderstanding between the two brothers. Let’s keep that as suspense.
Is the drama going to be a typical love triangle?
Qarar will be a love triangle but it has been introduced with such an angle, that the viewer will not expect it coming in the drama. It is very twisted yet entertaining. It will be after Mikal enters the story and is bound to surprise the audience. When I was reading the script, I was so engrossed in it that I just completed it in two days.
How was it working with Barkat Siddiki?
Working with Barkat Bhai was fun, he is an amazing person. We have a lot of conversations with him on a lighter note on the set. There is a lot of positive energy when you are around him. We discuss the direction of his last project, Mohabbat Tujhe Alvida as well and enjoy immensely in his company.
Mikaal Zulfiqar is an equally compelling actor. Were you worried he can steal your limelight on screen?
I am working with Meeko, aka, Mikal Zulfiqar for the first time. I am loving working with him and every time he is on set, we are cracking jokes and having a great time. I wasn’t worried at all working with him because every performer stays in his or her character and depicts its versatility.
No one can steal anyone’s limelight and it also depends on the viewer who they deem better. Both of mine and Meeko’s characters are extremely entertaining and people will love our characters and our chemistry.
When are we seeing you with Aiman in a project again?
I am already working with Aiman, on a drama called ‘real-life’ and our project is called ‘Amal’. it is extremely entertaining and I am loving it. (Laughs).
On a serious note, I don’t think I will be working with Aiman anytime soon as Amal is very young. Aiman is an extraordinary mother, she is bringing up my child in a remarkable way and I am very proud of her.
How has fatherhood affected you both professionally and personally?
Fatherhood hasn’t affected me but I am enjoying this time of my life. Even when I pack up from shooting, my first thought is that I should go home and my daughter is waiting for me. Your whole life changes after becoming a father and it becomes a responsibility that you have to fulfill to your best.
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